Chaos in Paris as protesters clash with police

Demonstrators took to the streets for the third night in a row after French President Emmanuel Macron forced through a pension reform bill that raises the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64. From smashed storefront windows to a ransacked town hall, NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald takes a closer look at the chaos in Paris.

Date:	Mar. 18, 2023 6:54 PM ET
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